Mary Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (; 16 April 1740 – 5 November 1796),The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births & Baptisms. 1723–1741. 12 May 1740. was an English noblewoman and peeress as the wife of Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond.
Biography Mary was born on 16 April 1740 as the only daughter of Charles Bruce, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury and his third wife, Caroline Campbell.
Marriage On 1 April 1757, she married Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond.The Letters of Horace Walpole: Earl of Orford, Horace Walpole, H.G. Bohn, 1861. Internet Archive The wedding was held at the house of Major-General Henry Seymour Conway in Warwick Street, St James, with the consent of the Major-General, one of Mary's guardians, by special licence of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, given the then vacancy of the See of Canterbury, and performed by Frederick Keppel, then Canon of Windsor and the future Bishop of Exeter.The Register of Marriages solemnized in the Parish Church of St James within the Liberty of Westminster & County of Middlesex. 1754-1765. No. 811. 1 April 1757. On 5 November 1796, Mary died at the age of 56.The Third Register Book of the Parish of St James in the Liberty of Westminster For Births & Baptisms. 1723–1741. 12 May 1740.
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